Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-31
News Notes.

The City Council meets at 2 o'clock
tbis afternoon.
The crops of barley. aldlerilla and
.-v.prs between Los Angeles and Ana
'fdm are simply immense.
Mr.. o. H. Bliss reports that the rain
s.,I At the night of the 10Th amounted
70 10. and for the season l5.4S.
The members of the Frank Bartlett
p<I;s.f Corps will hold an open meeting
so-uixht al Good Templars' Hall.
The apricot crop in the Santa Clara
-vallev is the largest ever known in that
locality, and the barley crop is very
large.
J. A. Forthman, of the Los Angeles
soap Co., left for San Francisco Sunday,
a 1 business trip, to be gone week or
tan days.
Senator Stanford and party went to
-aassa Ana yesterday and returned to
this city last night. They will remain
heee all dav, and can be seen by visitors
~ or near the new depot.
Information has reached here that c.
@. Lips, formerly well known mer'
chant Of this city and at present in the
Insane asylum at Stockton, is dying. HI
kas already lost his power of speech.
A wagon belonging to the Los An
rsles steam laundry was run away will
" . team of horses yesterday afternoon,
on Macy street, but wound up in lum-
.ber yard without causing any damage
The rear portion of the Turn vereir
Hall building is nearly demolished. Th
furward portion has been purchased b,
LIB. Lankershim, who will move it t.
IL lot where the Ashley House form erl.
utood.
The new passenger coaches of tn
Soothern Pacific Company, with thei
steam heating tubes. are just what
needed, giving the travelling commun it.
freedom from danger of fires iron
stoves.
The residents in the neighborhood @
Alameda and Also streets complain Q
che nuisance created by the hydrant a
that place. 1t is stated that the stenc
arising from the pool is very unpleasan
and unhealthy.
The streets of the new town of Buen
Park are being laid out, and lots ar
shead at city prices. The tract lies be
tween Norwalk and Anaheim, an
between the track of the s. P. Compan
and the line Of the California Central.
The San Jose Turnverein is maxim
setivs preparations to render the Fest c
the Pacific Turn Be zirk in August mex
in that cily 0 great success. Officer
and committees have been appointe
and programme for the celebration hs
been adopted.
Officer Fletcher yesterday mornir
took Q demented German named Ca
Wolfe into custody. Wolfe, when a
rested, was running about in a daze
gay on First street. He was bali nud
and showed evident signs of insanit.
Hs will be examined by Medical Con
mission to-day.
The Turner's have erected larg
tent on the city lot on Fort street fl
their temporary headquarters in whic
to hold their gymnastic exercises, b'
ginning this evening. On Friday eyel
fng next an executive session OF I'll
Turn Verein Germania will be held
the tent, and it will be formally ded
Gated as a lodge room, to be used unit
their new building is completed Il
occupancy.
The California Central comes in for
small mishap among others of the va
rious lines. 1t seems that pit had bee
dug for bumper at the Arcadia depo
but the bumper had not been put
when q box. car and some carloads
iron on fats were sent in, and pitche
into the pit, and demoralized the depo
which had Just been erected at the ere
OF the spur track. The damage is est
mated at 81. 900. but nobody was injured
Yesterday afternoon the team belong
ing 10 Mathews Bros. & Bartning, com
mission merchants, took fright near th
Southern Pacific freight depot and RAJ
away. When near the corner of Virgil
street, on Upper Main, the wagon t.
which the team was attached struck
post and was stopped while the horses
freed from the incubus of the wagon
turned and ran back toward the depot
Near College street one of the horse
ran into post and was knocked dow
and badly injured. This effectuall,
stepped the runaway.